10-letter words containing d, i, s, a, r
- disruptant — That which disrupts.
- dissertate — to discuss a subject fully and learnedly; discourse.
- dissimilar — not similar; unlike; different.
- dissipater — to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
- dissipator — One who, or that which, dissipates something.
- dissuasory — dissuasive
- distracted — Obsolete. distracted.
- distracter — a person or thing that distracts the attention.
- distractor — a person or thing that distracts the attention.
- distrained — Simple past tense and past participle of distrain.
- distrainee — to constrain by seizing and holding goods, etc., in pledge for rent, damages, etc., or in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim.
- distrainer — Alternative form of distrainor.
- distrainor — (legal) One who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels.
- distraught — distracted; deeply agitated.
- distringas — (legal) A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.
- disturbant — having a disturbing effect, disquieting
- disulfiram — a cream-colored, water-insoluble solid, C 10 H 20 N 2 S 4 , used chiefly in the treatment of chronic alcoholism, producing highly unpleasant symptoms when alcohol is taken following its administration.
- dithyrambs — Plural form of dithyramb.
- diurnalist — a person who writes a diurnal; a journalist
- divemaster — a professional qualified to oversee scuba diving operations, as in salvage work or at a resort, and responsible for procedures and safety, monitoring the whereabouts of divers underwater or at the surface, and making rescues when necessary.
- divisorial — Lb maths Related to a divisor.
- dixiecrats — a member of a faction of southern Democrats stressing states' rights and opposed to the civil-rights programs of the Democratic Party, especially a southern Democrat who bolted the party in 1948 and voted for the candidates of the States' Rights Democratic Party.
- dollarfish — butterfish.
- dollarship — the fact of being denominated in dollars
- dollarwise — as expressed in dollars; in dollars and cents: How much does a million francs amount to, dollarwise?
- dominators — Plural form of dominator.
- dorsal fin — the fin or finlike integumentary expansion generally developed on the back of aquatic vertebrates.
- dorsal lip — the dorsal marginal region of the blastopore, which acts as a center of differentiation: as cells move through this region to the interior of the embryo during gastrulation, they acquire the ability to induce the overlying ectoderm to develop into a variety of tissues.
- dorsigrade — (of animals such as certain armadillos) walking on the backs of the toes
- downstairs — down the stairs.
- drabbiness — the quality or characteristic of being drab
- draconites — a type of precious stone thought to be found in a dragon's head
- draftiness — The characteristic of being drafty.
- drag strip — a straight, paved area or course where drag races are held, as a section of road or airplane runway.
- dragonfish — any marine fish of the family Bathydraconidae, of Antarctic seas, having an elongated body and flattened head and being biochemically adapted to extremely low temperatures.
- dragonskin — The skin of a dragon, or leather made from it.
- dragsville — something unpleasantly boring or tedious.
- drainpipes — a large pipe that carries away the discharge of waste pipes, soil pipes, etc.
- drainspout — downspout.
- dramatised — Simple past tense and past participle of dramatise.
- dramatises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dramatise, an alternative spelling of 'dramatize'.
- dramatists — Plural form of dramatist.
- dramatizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dramatize.
- draw slide — dark slide (def 1).
- draw-slide — Also called draw slide. a black plastic, metal, or fabric sheet that is inserted into a film holder to protect the film from light.
- drawknives — Plural form of drawknife.
- drawstring — a string or cord that tightens or closes an opening, as of a bag, clothing, or the like, when one or both ends are pulled.
- dreaminess — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- dreariness — causing sadness or gloom.
- drearisome — Very dreary.